40+ Years Experience | Experienced Civil Litigators Martindale-Hubbell - Preeminent Rating for over 20 years
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Harvey & Baker, P.C.
2029 Broadway
Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Phone: 618-244-9544
Fax: 618-244-9344 Email us
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Morris Lane Harvey Senior Principal
Location: Mount Vernon, Illinois
Phone: 618-244-9544
Email: mharvey@mlh-law.net
Morris Lane Harvey was recommended by his peers to be named a Leading Illinois Attorney in the area of family law. Few than 8% of Illinois attorneys have this distinction. Mr. Harvey has also been designated as a "Super Lawyer” in Illinois, an award extended to only 5% of the lawyers in the state. In addition, he has achieved the status of "Lawyer of Distinction” and is a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Read more about Mr. Harvey in Leading Lawyers Magazine - Lane Harvey Leading Lawyers.
Mr. Morris Lane Harvey’s family law practice began with a simple desire to help his neighbor, a single mother who lacked the resources necessary to care for her severely asthmatic daughter. Forty-five years onward, a substantial part of his personal injury litigation practice has involved all of the aspects and nuances that family law brings with it. As emotionally difficult as some of these issues may be, Mr. Harvey has never ceased to find great satisfaction in achieving favorable results for his clients.
When an individual seeks out a lawyer for assistance with a family problem or domestic issue, they are embarking on one of the most potentially painful personal journeys in life. Mr. Harvey expertly guides his clients through the legal resolution of personal conflicts, providing realistic legal advice, with empathy born from decades of experience. Over the past four decades, Mr. Harvey has tackled family law cases of increasing complexity and has done groundbreaking work in conflicts involving domestic violence.
Always meticulously prepared and highly principled, Mr. Harvey prides himself on creatively resolving disputes in family cases that may involve a host of legal issues, from child development and parenting stress, to the assessment of an adult's prospects for employment and the financial evaluation of a business. He strives to achieve outcomes in which the broad range of concerns, goals and legal issues in family cases are fully addressed, allowing clients to serenely move on with their lives.
Areas of Practice
Recommended by peers in:
Family Law | Extensive Experience in:
Domestic Violence
Medical Malpractice
Commercial Litigation
Plaintiff Personal Injury
Civil Litigation and Appellate Law |
  Morris Lane Harvey is a 20 plus year recipient of the AV Preeminent Martindale - Hubbell award for Ethical and Legal Ability. He has an Overall Peer Rating of 5.0 out of 5.0
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Litigation Percentage
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1975
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1979
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1994
Education
University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky - J.D. - 1974 Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky B.S. - 1972 - Major: Speech - Political Science
Honors and Awards
- Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievement Award
- Who's Who in American Law
- Leading American Attorney (Family Law)
- The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers AV Rating
- The AV Preeminent Rating is the pinnacle of professional excellence earned through a strenuous Peer Review Rating process that is managed and monitored by Martindale-Hubbell.
- Super Lawyer
- Lawyer of Distinction
- Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- ISBA Family Law Section Council, Chairman 2016-2017
- Rotary International District 6510 Governor 2014-2015
Past Employment Positions
Harvey & Baker, P.C. - Principal, 2019 - Present
Law Offices of Morris Lane Harvey - Owner, 1985-2019
Harvey Fyie & Hawkins (and predecessors), Partner, 1977 - 1985 Hanagan & Dousman - Associate, 1975-1977
Fraternities/Sororities
Delta Theta Phi |
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